Sun Microsystems Netscape Enterprise Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Chapter 9, Using SNMP to Monitor Servers 213
Enabling and Starting the SNMP Master Agent
Configuring the SNMP Master Agent
To start the SNMP master agent using the Server Manager,
1.
Log in as root.
2.
Check whether an SNMP daemon (
snmpd
) is running on port 161.
If an SNMP daemon is running, make sure you know how to restart it and
which MIB trees it supports. Then kill its process.
3.
Log in to Enterprise Administration Server.
4.
From Enterprise Administration Server, choose the Global Settings tab and
click the SNMP Master Agent Trap link to go to the SNMP Master Agent
Control page. The Manager Entries page appears. Complete the following
information:
Manager Station. Enter a valid system name or an IP address for the NMS.
Trap Port. Enter the port number the NMS uses to listen for traps
With Community. Enter a community string you want to use for
authorization. A common default string is
public
.
5.
Click the SNMP Master Community link. The Community Strings page
appears. Enter the following community information:
Community. Specifies the name of the community you want to use for
authentication. A common default string is
public
.
Operation. Specifies the permissions for the new community. Choose from
the following:
• Allow All Operations. Allows this community string to request data or
reply to messages, and set variable values.
• Allow GET Operations. Allow this community string to only request
messages or reply to messages, and not set variables.
• Allow ALL Operations. Allows this community string to only set variable
values.